Donna wrote:Who's right and who's wrong? That's the least of our worries. What's important is that your bird does well on what he is being fed and does well both physically and mentally. So many health issues and behavioral problems stem from inadequate or improper foods.
Vitamin A deficiency is the number one problem in birds and is quickly followed by calcium deficiency as number two. Both very serious conditions, but both are easily remedied with something as simple as a carrot or dark leafy green, such as kale.
Maintaining a healthy bird is not difficult or time consuming if you know how to do it right and make it easy for yourself, and the possibilities are endless if you are willing to try different things.
O.K., maybe milk and meat are good for us humans. (just not me!) I still have doubts that they belong in the diet of a creature that would never consume them in the wild. Just my opinion, and as I first said, I am certainly not an expert.
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hi all from a hardcore vegan itis the first time to hear hardcore vegan and activist, i knew only the hardcore porno.
it will be nice if bush and others hear the activist voices.
Nil, I certainly didn't mean to offend you with the "Easy there, tiger." I think any of the native English speakers on the board will tell you that it was just a funny way of saying "Wait a moment and let me explain myself." If it bothered you, please know that I apologize and ask for your forgiveness.
On a related note, let me say that I really admire you and some of the other who don't speak English as their first language but are active in the discussions anyway. Your English is much better than my Greek, Dutch or Italian.
alana8819 wrote:i never said parrots kill rats etc i said eagles hawks so on. cookie only gets the occasional chicken or fish as i was told to give him by the vet, he also has fresh fruit and vege. i dont eat meat only fish and chicken as i dont like the taste but if the vet told me to give him steak i would just because you're vegan doesnt mean you're bird has to have the same diet i feed cookie whats best for him not whatever i'm eating
spken by a true blue
My ferret eats raw meat (and so will my future puppy dog as part of his diet) and although I despise it, its only ever about what's best for the animal/thing in question. Why bother having an animal if you aren't gonna give it waht it needs for a long life?
Just watching a David Attenborough Documentary Series 'The Life of Birds'. I had no idea, Kia Parrots actually eat meat. So, there are parrots out there that do eat meat. What a cool bird. Parrot or Bird of Prey?
'The Life of Birds' is an amazing series! New Zealand has some strange birds. Love it!
*Edit* typo - Kea Parrot!
"Jibby aka Gilbert" Indian Ringneck 13 years"Charlie" Rex Rabbit 1 year
*cough* i think you mean Kea.
those buggers will eat absolitly anything.
they also quite good at removing car parts.
story time:
i went to ruapehu one winter for a snow trip.
when i got up the mountian there was a line of Kea's lined up ontop of a hut, they were actually taking turns sliding down the icy roof.
Thats hilarious! I have seen something on them demolishing cars over there. haha. Funny parrots! They kinda do look like a bird of prey with those brownish feathers.
I edited down the bottom. I did mean Kea.
"Jibby aka Gilbert" Indian Ringneck 13 years"Charlie" Rex Rabbit 1 year
Some scientists believe parrots eat insects while foraging, and bird owners have commented on their parrots picking up an insect and just eating it. Perhaps that's natural.
No one really knows as aviculture is still relatively new and so is research of the wild avians.
Sulpher-crested cockatoos, Red-tailed Amazons, Fig-Parrots, and Monk Parrots have been labeled omnivores, some for eating insects and some just whatever they can get their beaks on. Other books pretty much say parrots are omnivorous in general, eating carrion on the side.
We just don't know what their real diets are like in the wild. They're not as easy to follow as wolves or panthers...
I've been called 'birdbrained' before, but somehow I don't think this is what they meant. say:hah-nay
Its ok Nil, its just a saying like 'calm down' or 'settle down'. 
itis the first time to hear hardcore vegan and activist, i knew only the hardcore porno.
